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  • Authorizing New Additions to Memorials in the District of Columbia: Issues for Consideration (CRS)

    5/8/2023
  • Coins and Medals Celebrating the Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence (CRS)

    3/20/2023
  • Commemorative Works Act: Siting Memorials in the District of Columbia (CRS)

    5/8/2023
  • Commemorative Works in the District of Columbia: Background and Practice (CRS)

    5/8/2023
  • Historic Properties and Federal Responsibilities: An Introduction to Section 106 Reviews (CRS)

    5/5/23
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Speech Resources: Fact Sheet (CRS)

    1/13/23
  • Memorial Day Speech Resources: Fact Sheet (CRS)

    05/12/23
  • Military Service Records, Awards, and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources (CRS)

    1/25/23
  • Monuments and Memorials Authorized and Completed Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia (CRS)

    5/5/23
  • Monuments and Memorials Authorized Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia: Current Development of In Progress and Lapsed Works (CRS)

    5/5/23
  • Monuments and Memorials in the District of Columbia: Analysis and Options for Proposed Exemptions to the Commemorative Works Act (CRS)

    5/8/2023
  • The Eighteenth Amendment and National Prohibition, Part 1: Introduction (CRS)

    6/26/2023
  • The Eighteenth Amendment and National Prohibition, Part 2: The Colonial Era (CRS)

    6/26/2023
  • The Eighteenth Amendment and National Prohibition, Part 3: Temperance Movements (CRS)

    6/26/2023
  • The Eighteenth Amendment and National Prohibition, Part 4: Early Prohibition Laws (CRS)

    6/26/2023
  • The Eighteenth Amendment and National Prohibition, Part 5: Proposal and Ratification (CRS)

    6/26/2023
  • The Eighteenth Amendment and National Prohibition, Part 6: Supreme Court Cases (CRS)

    6/26/2023
  • The Eighteenth Amendment and National Prohibition, Part 7: Repeal (CRS)

    6/26/2023
  • The Nineteenth Amendment and Women’s Suffrage Part 1: Introduction (CRS)

    1/13/23
  • The Nineteenth Amendment and Women’s Suffrage Part 2: The Founding Era and the Civil War (CRS)

    1/13/23
  • The Nineteenth Amendment and Women’s Suffrage Part 3: The Reconstruction Era (CRS)

    1/13/23
  • The Nineteenth Amendment and Women’s Suffrage Part 4: The Progressive Era and Ratification (CRS)

    1/13/23
  • The Nineteenth Amendment and Women’s Suffrage Part 5: Supreme Court Interpretations (CRS)

    1/13/23
  • The Nineteenth Amendment and Women’s Suffrage Part 6: Impacts Beyond the Supreme Court (CRS)

    1/13/23
  • Use of National Statuary Hall: Assignment and Historic Events (CRS)

    3/20/2023
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